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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1919
Page
3
Police warn dealers to curb denatured alcohol sales after investigations show auto supplies are being used to add a kick to drinks. Major Pullman, superintendent of police, urges caution to prevent misuse for heating radiators or intoxication. The item ties into a broader wartime era of regulations and confusing notices.
Wilbur B. Cannon, Colorado food official, outlines pellagra caused by diet and lack of vitamines. He criticizes self rising flour as a lazy woman's choice and explains possible chemical reactions in warm southern climates that may destroy nutrients. He calls for caution and warns against flour trust excess price.
An old advertisement promotes Number 40 for the Blood as a remedy for syphilis like symptoms including mucous patches spots hair loss ulcers and glandular swelling. It claims lasting relief after 40 years with a blue carton signed by J Mendenhall Evansville druggist and Hart Drug Co.
In the coroner's court Esau Field, 78, died alone in poverty despite $20,000 in the bank and city property. He reportedly lived on dry bread, herbs, and water, refusing help or medical care. Verdict: death from natural causes accelerated by self neglect. coroner recalled prior inquest on his sister.
Paramount Artcraft presents The Miracle Man a gripping film about crooks in New Yorks Chinatown who seek healing power from an old rural patriarch. Thomas Meighan and Elinor Fair star as the crooks undergo a dramatic transformation in this absorbing drama.
More than twelve deer have been found badly mutilated at Syracuse city zoo. Police and zoo staff have scoured the grounds since the first carcass appeared, but the killer remains unknown. Officials suspect dogs as the likely culprit.
Canada moves to create a vast farm in northern Manitoba spanning fifty thousand acres. A drive will stampede 150,000 caribou and reindeer from the wilds next May led by cowboys and woodsmen. The program aims to feed Canadians at a price below current meat costs and maintain a steady herd of 100,000.
Cork December 18 Sir Parcival Perry head of Henry Ford's British interests and Ford farm tractor plant has deserted to join a rival British amalgamation formed to challenge Ford in the European market. It is said he did not resign for money but to aid Britain for patriotic reasons, Ford's Detroit manager stated.
Sent to organize production and sale of tractors, the group notes tractors are already being turned off in large numbers. They expect rivals to enter the field with an up to date model next spring to meet summer demand.
The desk Henry C. Frick used when Berkman shot him during the 1892 Homestead riots is in Wheeling. A bullet hole remains in a drawer and Frick ordered the office emptied after the attack. The desk was purchased by a local firm.
A mail-in offer invites readers to cut the slip and mail 10 cents and 60 with 5 cents to Cummings Chemical Co in Winston Salem for a trial box of Family Salves for influenza colds croup catarrh chest pain and sore throat guaranteed by the local druggist.
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